Sunday, December 25, 2016

Merry Christmas friends!

Just a quick note to all of you that are celebrating Christmas, that I hope you and your families had a wonderful time. Work has been killing me here lately, so I've had a bit of trouble getting in the spirit. If you've ever had to work over 70+ hours in a week, I'm sure you know what I mean. Luckily we got the weekend off and I had an enjoyable time with my wife and family.

I received a variety of gifts, but I thought I'd share the ones that are hobby related. My wife really surprised me this year with what appears to be the theme of "he needs a village"! So I received terrain for two particular gaming genres I'm currently working on.

First is a bunch of buildings that will work for my Napoleonic gaming. These buildings and the bridge all came from Magister Militum. I didn't even know they made 28mm stuff... (should I even admit that? Does it make me a bad miniature gamer?)

And for my 15mm Sci-Fi she got me these buildings from Brigade Models. The detail on these buildings are top-notch!

She never ceases to amaze me with her Christmas shopping. I feel that I'm a really lucky man!

My Mom also added to my hobby supplies with my usual Christmas request of Winsor & Newton Series 7 brushes. Sizes 0, 00, and 000. Being someone who hates to spend a lot of money on brushes, I tend to "baby" these things and get them to survive until next Christmas. First time I tried a Winsor & Newton Series 7 brush, because of the price horded it "saving it for something special" 6 months later I realized I had never used the damn thing and decided I was just being silly. I do like these brushes! Also, in the picture is the airbrush cleaning supplies I requested. I'm hoping these things will be easier to use than pipe cleaners!

Anyway, I'm excited about my Christmas loot and I hope all of you fared just as well.